Abidjan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$439
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
46
😀 Quality of life
37
74
🏙️ Population
4.98M
298K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 20% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5348th and 4263rd ($1022 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7322nd and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$9896

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$881
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$882
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$882
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$906
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$889
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$904
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$551
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$937
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$433
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$588
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$729
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$560
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$916
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$354
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$575
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$632
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$487
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$755
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$647
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$649
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$753
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$499
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$590
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$651
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$709
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$658
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$670
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$523
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1009
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$774
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514